Welcome to Pink ...

Pink is located in Tunica County<1>.

The location of Pink has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pink, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Pink is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pink lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Pink is located in the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Pink ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Pink: This one is located in Tunica County and the other is located in Rankin County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 7 communities that are also named Pink - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pink.

Communities near Pink ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pink.

• Helena - West Helena
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena - West Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
  • Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
• West Helena
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Helena
  • West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Helena <4>
• Senatobia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senatobia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senatobia
  • Senatobia is located in Tate County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senatobia <4>
• Helena
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <4>
• Jonestown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Jonestown is located in Coahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <4>
• Crenshaw
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crenshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
  • Crenshaw is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crenshaw <4>
• Tunica
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
  • Tunica is located in Tunica County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <4>
• Sledge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
  • Sledge is located in Quitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
• Coahoma
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coahoma
  • Coahoma is located in Coahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coahoma <4>
• Lula
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
  • Lula is located in Coahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lula <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pink. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pink.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pink. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pink.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pink. See our Newspapers Page for Pink.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pink ...

Looking for more information about Pink? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pink, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pink.

Adding Pink to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pink in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pink was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pink post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pink.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pink. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tunica County: www.tunicacounty.com/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/